Details
- Department: Strategic Planning
- Schedule: Full Time Monday-Friday 8-5pm CT
- Location: Remote
Benefits
Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community
*Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.
Responsibilities
Ascension encourages diversity of talent and thought while offering the support of a multidisciplinary team. Join a collaborative and passionate organization team where all voices are heard. We are hiring a Consultant - Strategy to be a part of our growing organization. This is a full time remote opportunity.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct market-level scans, market assessments and analyses for the ministry market's Dynamic Strategic Plan.
- Develop analyses related to ministry market strategic positioning, market conditions, service lines, competitor actions, and volume/market share trends.
- Serve as a general analytics and strategic intelligence resource.
- Develop key analytic inputs to the ministry market's long-term strategic plan, ambulatory strategies, service line plans and capital project business plans.
- Conduct analysis required to support the identification of gaps, variation and duplication of services within the ministry market's clinically integrated system of care.
- Conduct research and analyses required to support the strategic decision making process, including utilization forecasts, capacity analyses and in-migration/out-migration studies.
- Demonstrate strategic thinking and strong communication skills while solving complex problems in a dynamic healthcare ecosystem, substantiated by the ability to present clear proactive strategic opportunities and execution strategies backed by data.
- Complete assigned tasks, ad hoc requests, projects in accordance with assigned timeframes and present analyses and findings to stakeholders.
- Publishes, distributes, and ensures alignment of data tools that support strategic initiatives that consultant develops and controls all changes, iterations, and versions.
Qualifications:
- Excellent problem-solving skills, demonstrated analytical abilities, and the ability to work both independently and within teams
- Experience using business analytical skills and analysis of healthcare data (Clinical data, claims, etc.), and healthcare market research
- Superior verbal and written communication skills, with excellent presentation skills, confident in all settings with individuals at all levels of the organization
- Demonstrate ability to multitask and manage multiple projects while ensuring all deadlines are met
- Intrapreneurial spirit (entrepreneurial spirit with ability to thrive in a large organization) required
- Comfort with learning new analytical tools (proficiency in Tableau or other visualization tools considered a plus)
- Advanced level skill in Google Suite / Microsoft Office.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and take the initiative to drive towards effective resolution
Specific Position Qualifications:
- Exceptional understanding of healthcare industry dynamics - providers, payers, patients, etc. - and national competitive benchmarking
Requirements
Education:
- High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Bachelor's degree required.
- Master's degree preferred.
Work Experience:
- 5 years of experience required.
- 10 years of experience preferred.
Additional Preferences
No additional preferences.
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Why Join Our Team
Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.
Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 150,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.
Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.
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